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ON THE BLOG: How Alumni Alice and Chip Gentry Became UT Theatre and Dance’s Biggest Fans

May 27, 2025 | Off Book A Theatre and Dance Blog

We spoke with the UT Mathematics alumni Alice (M.A. 1976) and Chip Gentry (M.A. 1979, M. Ed. 1996), who have become part of the fabric of the UT Theatre and Dance community as season subscribers and consistent audience members, about their experience attending Texas Theatre and Dance productions, from experimental new plays to dazzling musicals and dance performances.

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KJ Sanchez and David Arevalo Collaborate on Tango-Inspired Private Lives

May 23, 2025 | The Alley Theatre

Faculty member KJ Sanchez directs a tango-infused Argentine reimagining of Noël Coward’s Private Lives at the Alley Theatre, with costume design by fellow faculty member David Arevalo.

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The Department of Theatre and Dance Welcomes Dr. Rachel Merrill Moss to Performance as Public Practice Faculty

May 22, 2025

The University of Texas at Austin Department of Theatre and Dance is thrilled to announce Dr. Rachel Merrill Moss will join the department in fall 2025 as an Assistant Professor in Theatre History in the Performance as Public Practice area.

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Los Angeles Times Spotlights Kimberly Belflower and Her Play John Proctor is the Villain

May 21, 2025 | Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Times talks to Kimberly Belflower (M.F.A. 2017) about her play John Proctor is the Villain in their recent spotlight, praising the play as "one of the most surprising and moving Broadway dramas in recent memory."

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Jenny Connell Davis' (M.F.A., Theatre, 2009) play Anton Checkhov is a Tasty Snack to open at Penfold Theatre this June

May 19, 2025

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Demian Chavez Galvan Wins George H. Mitchell Award for B.A. Honors Thesis

May 13, 2025 | The University of Texas at Austin

Demian Chavez Galvan (B.A. 2025) was selected as a recipient of the 2025 UT Co-Op George H. Mitchell Award for their B.A. Honors thesis project "Drama as a Methodology for Nahuatl Language Revitalization." Chavez Galvan was one of only six recipients campus-wide to receive this award.

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Barbara Chisholm is "Remarkable" On Stage in Birthday Candles

April 27, 2025 | Talkin' Broadway

Faculty member Barbara Chisholm is hailed as “remarkable” and “effortless” in her portrayal of "Ernestine" in Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park’s production of Birthday Candles by Noah Haidle, according to Talkin’ Broadway. As "Ernestine," Chisholm commands the stage without ever leaving it, portraying a lifetime over the course of the play.

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Yunina Barbour-Payne Wins Michael H. Granof Outstanding Dissertation Award

April 22, 2025

Yunina Barbour-Payne (Ph.D. 2024) has been awarded the Michael H. Granof Outstanding Dissertation Award in Humanities and Fine Arts for her dissertation: Redbones, Blackbones and Other Bones to Pick: Formations of Affrilachian Aesthetics